Brake arrangement



April 23, 1935. w. H. BAsELT BRAKE ARRANGEMENT Filed Jan. 16, 1953 I i N E ill lign i Il Patented Apr. 23, 1935 p BRAKE ARRANGEMENT Walter H. Baselt, Chicago, Ill., assigner to American Steel Foundries, tion of New Jersey Chicago, Ill., a corpora- Application January 16, 1933, Serial No. 651,863

Claims.

This invention pertains to hand brake mechanism, and particularly toI the hand brake arrangement ior use with unit cylinder clasp brakes.y

5 It is an object of this invention to provide a hand brakeoperating mechanism adapted for use with a cylinder operated brake mechanism wherein uniform application of the brake shoes is obtained regardless of the possible difference in f piston travel of the brake arrangements on opposite sides of the truck. `Another object is -to provide a hand brake mechanism adapted for use with unit cylinder operated clasp brakes which equalize regardless of the relative positions between the truck and car body. n Y Withv these and various the invention may consist of certain novel fleatures of construction and operationV as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the specication, drawing and claims appended hereto.

In the drawing, which illustrates an embodiment of the device and wherein like reference characters are used to designate like parts- Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a car and associated truck showing the application thereto of a brake system embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the car and brake construction illustrated in Figure 1.

. Although only a portion of the car body and one truck is illustrated in the drawing, it is of course toy be understood that the same arrangement is applied at the opposite end of the car body, and the hand brake mechanism operates to set the brakes on opposite sides of a truck.

The car body i6 is supported at each end by means of a truck l2, each truck i2 including the truck frame i4 having suitable pedestals I6 associated with journal means such as journal boxes (not shown) having cooperative relation with the wheel and axle assemblies I8. While a unit cylinder clasp brake arrangement is illustrated, itwill of course be appreciated that 'the hand operated brake means is adapted to be used on other forms of power operated brakes. )In the construction illustrated, the dead truck levers 26 and 22 are pivoted as at 24 and 26 to suitable brackets 28 and 36 provided adjacent the ends of the truck frame disposing the dead levers outwardly of the wheels. The lower ends of said truck levers are provided with brake heads 32 and 34 pivoted thereto as at 36 and 38.

The pull rods 46 and 42 are pivoted as at 44 Vand 46 to the dead truck levers intermediate the ends thereof, extend above the axles, and are pivoted as at 48 and 56 to the live truck levers 52 and 54 disposed inwardly of the wheels. The

other objects in view,l

(Cl. 18S- 107) brake heads 56 and 58 are pivoted as at 66 and 62 to the lower ends of the live truck levers, and suitable brake hangers 64 and 66 are pivoted to said heads as atf6 and 62 and are also pivotally supported on the truck frame as at 68. rIhe upper ends of the live truck levers 52 and 54 are pivoted as at 10 and 12 to the inner ends of the levers 14 and 16 through the clevises 18 and 80.

The outer end of the lever 14 is pivoted as at 82 to the slack adjuster 84 associated with the unit cylinder brake cylinder 86, the slack adjuster being shown particularly in application Serial No. 592,70() Mitchell, led February 10, 1932. The levers 14 and 16 are connected intermediate the ends thereof by means of the pull rod 88 pivoted to said leversl as at 96 and 92, the pull rod being provided with slack adjuster 94. The outer end of the lever 16 is pivoted as at 96 to the piston 98 of the cylinder 86. It will be appreciated that similar unit cylinder brake arrangement is provided for the wheels on the opposite side of the truck, the cylinders being adapted to be operated simultaneously from suitable control means provided on the car.

llin applying the brakes, outward movement of the piston 98 causes movement of the lever 16 toward the left as viewed in Figure 1, also causing a pivotal movement of the lever about the pivot 92 whereby the lever 16 moves in a clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 1 to set-the brake shoe secured to brake head 58 through the live lever 54. Setting the brake shoe causes a movement toward theright of the pull rod 42, thereby setting the brake shoe secured to brake head 34. Upon movement of the lever T6 the pull rod 88 is moved toward the left as viewed in Figure l, causing a counter-clockwise movement of the lever 14 about the point 82, thereby moving the upper end ofthe live lever 52 toward the left as viewed in Figure 2 to thereby set the brake shoe secured to brake head 56, at the same time causing the pull rod 46 to set the brake shoe secured to brake head 32. Release of air in the brake cylinder causes a reverse movement of the linkage tor release the brakes.

In providing hand brake mechanism where brake cylinders are utilized it is desirable that the hand brake mechanism occupy a minimum of space and yet provide an equalized system which is operable to set the brake shoes on opposite sides of the trucks regardless of the relative positions between the trucks and car body, it being understood that the hand brake mechanism must be operated from the car body. In order to provide such an arrangement the flexible connection such as the chain 106 Yis pivoted to .the cylinder lever 16 at 96 the flexible connection then being connected to the sheave |02 providedon the outer end of the rotatable shaft 104. The shaft is journalled in the brackets |06 and |08 provided on the truck frame, the inner end of the shaft being provided with the sheave H0. The flexible connection ||2 is connected to the sheave ||0, the opposite end of the flexible connection being pivoted as at ||4 to the equalizing lever or bar ||6 carried on the car body I9 in suitable guides I I8.

The opposite end of the equalizing bar H6 is connected through a similar flexible connection to a shaft corresponding to the Vshaft |04 which is in turn connected to the piston of the opposite brake cylinder. The exible connection |2 is connected to the equalizing bar H as at |22 which is substantially at mid-point of the equalizing bar, the opposite end of the flexible connection being connected to the sheave |24. The sheave |24 is provided with a shaft |26 journalled in suitable brackets |28 provided on the c ar body, the opposite end of shaft |26 being provided with the sheave |39 to which the flexible connection |32 is connected. The opposite end of the flexible connection, which may consist of the usual chain and link connection, is operatively connected to the brake staff |34 of the hand operating means |36.

With this arrangement equalization on each side of the truck is provided, turning of the truck beneath the car body producing the effect of causing a slack in part vof the operating means on one side of the truck, and putting a strain on the iiexible means on the opposite side of the truck, the slack and strain being equalized or compensated by proper turning of the equalizing bar I6 whereby similar operation of the brake systems on each side of the car is effected.

It is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited by the exact embodiment of the device shown, which is merely Vby way of illustration and not limitation, as various and other forms of the device will of courser be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing form the spirit vof the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a Vcar body, a truck for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheels :for cooperation therewith, a power cylinder for applying said brakes to said Wheels, said brakes including a cylinder lever operated by the piston of said cylinder, an equalizer mounted on said car body and lconnected to said ycylinder lever, a shaft mounted on said car body `and provided with a flexible connection connected to said equalizer, and hand operatedmeans mounted on said carv body and flexibly connected to said shaft for manually operating said brakes.

2. In a brake arrangement, the combination yof va car body, a truck for supporting said car body, 'said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent Vsaid wheels for cooperation therewith, a power cylinder for applying saidfbrakes to said wheels, said brake arrangement including a cylinder lever operated by fthe piston of said cylinder, hand operating means lfor operating said brakes, said hand operating means including an v'equalizer mounted on said car body, a exible hand connection on said car body for operating said equalizer, a shaft journalled to said truck', and flexible connections from Vsaid 'equalizer to said shaft and from said shaft to said cylinder lever whereby said brakes may be operated by 'said Vhand operating means.

3. In a brake arrangement, the combi-nation of 'a car body, `a truck for supporting said Acar body, said t-r'uck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed ysaid car body, flexible connections connected to said shaft, one of said connections being connected to hand operating means and the other of said connections being connected to said equalizer, a shaft j ournalled to said truck, and flexible connections from said equalizer to said shaft and from said shaft to said cylinder lever whereby said brakes may be operated by said hand operating means. Y

'4. In a railway car, the combination of a car body, a car truck supporting said body,wheel and axle assemblies supporting said (truck, brake means mounted on said truck adapted to cooperate with said Wheel and axle assemblies, brake operating means mounted on said car body for operating said brake means, said brake operating means' Vincluding an equalizer mounted'on said car body, a shaft journalled on said car body, liexible operating means connected to said shaft, a iiexible connection between said shaft 'and equalizer, 'and a eXible connection between said equalizer and said brake means.

5. In a railway car, the combination Yof a foar body, a car truck supporting said body, wheel and axle assemblies supporting said truck, brake means mounted on said truck adapted to cooperate with said wheel and axle assemblies, brake operatingV `means vmounted on-said car body for operating said brake means, said brake operating means including an equalizer mounted on-said car body, a shaft journalled on said cary body, flexible operating means connected to said shaft, a ilexible connection between said shaft and equalizer, a shaft journalled on said truck, a flexible connection between said last named shaft and equalizer, and a -liexible connection ybetween said last named shaft and said brake means.

S. In a railway car, the combination of a car body, a car truck supporting said body, wheel and axle assemblies supporting said truck, brake means mounted on said truck adapted to cooperate with said wheel and axle assemblies, brake operating means mounted on said car body for operating said brake means, said "bra-ke operating eans including an equalizer mounted on said oar body, a shaft journalled on said car body, flexible operating means connected to said shaft, a flexible connection between said shaft and equalizer, a flexible connection Vbetween said equalizer and said "brake means, and Abrake operating means mounted on said truck and connected to said brake means.

'7. In a railway car, the vcombination of a car body, a car truck supporting said body, Wheel and axle assemblies supporting said truck, brake means mounted on said truck adapted to cooperate with said wheel and axle assemblies, brake operating means mounted on said car body for operating said brake means, said brake operating means including an equalizer mounted on said car body, a shaft journalled on said car body, flexible loperating means connected to said shaft, a iiexible connection between said shaft and equalizer, a shaft journalled on said ltruclna flexible'connection between said last rnamed shaft and equalizer, a flexible yconnection between said last named shaft and said brake means, yand brake voperating means mounted on said truck and connected to said brake means.

8. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, a truck for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheels for cooperation therewith, a power cylinder for applying said brakes to said wheels, said brakes including va cylinder lever operated by the piston of Asaid cylinder, a shaft fiexibly connected to said cylinder lever, an equalizer flexibly connected to said shaft, and hand o erated means exibly connected `to said equalizer for manually'operating said brakes.

9. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, a truck for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheels for cooperation therewith', a power cylinder for applying said brakes to said wheels, said brakes including a cylinder lever operated by the piston of said cylinder, a shaft flexibly connected to said cylinder lever, van equalizer flexibly connected to said shaft, a shaft flexibly connected to said equalizer, and hand operated means flexibly connected to said last named shaft for manually operating said brakes.

10. In a brake arrangement, the combination of Va car body, a truck for supporting said car body,

said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheels for cooperation therewith, means on each side of said truck for operating the brakes on thatV side lof the truck, a shaft mounted on each side of said truck and flexibly connected to the brakes'on said sides, an equalizer on said car body exibly connected to each of said shafts, and hand operated means on said car body exibly connected to said equalizer for manually operating said brakes.

11. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, a truck for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheels, brakes ldisposed adjacent said wheels for cooperation therewith,

means on each side of said truck for operating connected to the brakes on said sides, an equalizerv on said car body flexibly connected to each of said shafts, a shaft on said car body flexibly connected to said equalizer. and hand operated means on said car body flexibly connected to said last named shaft for manually operating said brakes.

l2. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, a truck for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheels for cooperation therewith, a shaft mounted on said truck and iiexibly connected to said brakes, a sha-ft mounted on said Y named shaft causes rotationof said first named shafts, and hand operated means on said car body flexibly connected to said last named shaft for manually operating said'brakes.

14. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car-body, a trucky for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced-wheels, brakes disposed adjacent saidwheel for cooperation therewith, a power cylinder on each side of said truck for operating the brakes on the respective sides of said truck, a shaftrotatably mounted on each side of said truck and connected to the adjacent brakes, anda singlehand operated mechanism connected to each shaft for operating the brakes on both sides of the truck.

15. In a railway car, the combination of a car l body, a car truck supporting said body, wheel and axle assemblies suporting said truck, brake means mounted onrsaid truck. adapted to cooperate with said wheel and axle assemblies, brake operating means for operating said brake means, said brake operating means including an equalizer, -a shaft, means on the car body for operating said shaft, flexible connection between said shaft and equalizer, and a flexible connection between `said equalizer and said brakeA means.

16. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body,'a truck for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheels for cooperation therewith, a shaft mounted on each side of said truck and flexibly connected to the brakes on said sides, means connecting'said shafts, and operating means connected to said last named means.

17. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, aV truck for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheels for cooperation therewith, a shaft mounted on each side of said truck and flexibly connected to the brakes on said sides ofsaid truck, an equalizer member exibly connected torsaid shafts, and operating means connected to said equalizer member.

18. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, a truck for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheels for cooperation therewith, a shaft flexibly connected to the brakes on a side of said truck, an equalizermember iiexibly connected to said shaft, and operating means connected to said equalizer member.

19. In a brake arrangement, the combination n of a car body, a truck for supporting said car body, said truck having spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheels for cooperation therewith, a shaft mounted on each side of said truck and flexibly connected to the brakes on said sides of said truck, an equalizermember flexibly connected to said'shafts, operating means connected to said equalizer member, and means on each side of said truck for operating the brakesl on that side of said truck.

20. In a brake arrangement, the combination of a car body, a truck for supporting said car body, said truckhaving spaced wheels, brakes disposed adjacent said wheelsfor cooperation' therewith, a shaft mounted on each side of said truck and flexibly connected to the brakes on saidl sides of said truck, an equalizer member iiexibly connected to said shafts, operating means connected to said equalizer member, and means on each side of said truck intermediate the wheels for operating the brakes on that side of said truck.

WALTER H. BAsELT. 

